D.J.M Tippetts was born in India on a tea and coffee plantation in Ootacamund in January 1939. He was educated at St Edmunds College, Ware, Hertfordshire and emigrated to Rhodesia at age 17 years t...view moreD.J.M Tippetts was born in India on a tea and coffee plantation in Ootacamund in January 1939. He was educated at St Edmunds College, Ware, Hertfordshire and emigrated to Rhodesia at age 17 years to join the B.S.H Police. He retired in 1980 at the rank of Chief Superintendent and is married and lives with his wife Aileen in Cape Town.view less